Adjustment to Japan’s safeguard helps level the playing field for US beef

The US Meat Export Federation says the adjustment of Japan’s safeguard on US beef is good news for the US beef industry. 

President and CEO Dan Halstrom.  “The fact that we can get some sort of a resolution that gets us on a level playing field is absolutely fantastic news,” he says.  “If we’re on a level playing field we’ll be able to win with our high-quality product.”

The US-Japan Trade Agreement set up a significant reduction in Japan’s tariffs on US beef, but trade has not been on a level playing field because of the safeguard.

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